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OFCCP to Host Compliance Assistance Town Halls
As with any job, feedback is crucial to providing better tools and resources. To ensure that federal contractors have the resources they need to voluntarily comply with the equal employment opportunity and nondiscrimination obligations required by Executive Order...
Annual VEVRAA Hiring Benchmark is 6.7 Percent
Today the 2017 Annual Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA) hiring benchmark was updated on the VEVRAA Benchmark Database. The benchmark – 6.7 percent – is effective March 31, 2017. Contractors who adopted the previous year’s national benchmark...
2016 Annual VEVRAA Hiring Benchmark is 6.9 Percent
The United States Department of Labor just shared the following announcement: OFCCP has published the 2016 Annual Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA) Benchmark on its Web site based on data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) on...
OFCCP Announces its Final Rule Updating Sex Discrimination Guidelines
The United States Department of Labor shared the following announcement via email: Today, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) announced a Final Rule that sets forth the requirements that covered contractors must meet under the provisions of...
OFCCP Develops a Reasonable Accommodation Pocket Card
OFCCP created a new “Requesting a Reasonable Accommodation” pocket card. The pocket card helps applicants, employees and other interested parties understand the process for requesting a reasonable accommodation. The card uses simple language and answers these four...
OFCCP Posts Video Encouraging Self-Identification of Disability
In conjunction with the Department of Labor’s celebration of National Disability Employment Awareness Month, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has posted a short video entitled Disability Inclusion Starts With You. This public service...
OFCCP Creates Infographic to Explain Its Jurisdictional Thresholds
As a part of its ongoing outreach and education efforts, OFCCP developed a new “Jurisdictional Thresholds” infographic. The infographic helps employers, employees, and other interested parties easily determine when OFCCP’s Executive Order 11246, Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act (Section 503), and the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act regulations apply to companies doing business with the federal government.
OFCCP Announces Final Rule to Promote Pay Transparency
The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) is publishing a Final Rule that promotes pay transparency by prohibiting federal contractors and subcontractors from discharging, or otherwise discriminating against their employees or job applicants for...
OFCCP Posts New Infographic to Help Veterans Determine Their Status Under VEVRAA
Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP), in response to requests from the veteran community, developed an “Am I a Protected Veteran?” infographic.
Changes to Filing EEO-1 Reports
EEOC has made changes to the process for filing EEO-1 Reports for 2015. These two paragraphs, below, from EEOC’s website will summarize the results: (1) You must get your passwords online - instructions are below; (2) companies cannot include multiple records with...
